2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia problems
Owners have filed 174 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come electrical system (21%) and engine (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 174 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 31 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 47 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 13,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Alfa Romeo Giulia with enough data (80 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The brake by wire system failed, and another component caused the vehicle to accelerate when I hit the brake pedal. I didn't have any proof on the last complaint, but I have it now. This brake failure caused me to rear end someone, which caused a multiple vehicle accident. The dealership I took it to was aware that I was having electrical issues with the car, but they said they couldn't do anything about it because they couldn't find any fault codes. I even sent them a video of it as well.
I purchased this vehicle at the end of may 2017, after putting on about 500 mi within 4 weeks, a check engine light came on, I took it to the dealership, they kept it overnight,looked at it, and called the following day & said there was "something loose that needed to be tightened" and that the car was ready for pick up. I drove the car and parked it in my garage.
My car acts funny when using cruise control. Doesn't keep the speed I set it up at. Another thing that I've notice is when turning the sterring wheel the car feels funny too. It sound like my tire hits something.